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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

We had pleasant call last Wednesday from
Mr.. George w. Wilson, of Osklawn, who had
just returned from an extended visit North. He
reports the mercury high up in the nineties, and
even beyond in some places, and sunstrokes ap-
palling In some of the cities. Comfort is out Of
the question, even at the mountain. spring and
sea-shors resorts. Mr. Wilson is perfectly salts.
fled to take Florida weather in "his'n," even In
midsummer. During his stay he called on Pro-
fessor Proctor, and reports that the great astrou
omer found time to tear himself away from ex
plorng the star-depths and infinities Of space "a
talk of the actuali,ies Of life. The Profenos
thinks that he will BE- delighted with his Florida
home, and looks forward to his becoming q citi-
izen OF Marion with the rapture of school boy.
-Oc0L0 Banner. .f fsa .4.ff
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

JAS A. Mclean and ye editsr spent last Sun
day at the famous fountain Of youth, Ponce de-
Leon Springs. This spring is ono of the finest
bodies Of water in West Florida TO battle in and
is destined, at no distant day In the future to be-
come popular summer resort We are at q less
TO know why 30 few people have any knowledge
of this place. but feel certain that it can be made
an attractive place Of resort, q place where we
can spend the hot sultry days Of July and Au-
Those whs attend the picnic next Saturday can
have an opportunity Of testing the virtue Of this
water If they'll only take one drink or take q
plunge beneath its ICY bOeom.-DeF%niak
8Dyin0s Critic
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MI naash esSAe Rreseasne
a. Esl1xsa : y = sx,s.dsa . sAs Psssi-
ks0 VII New Osisan6 Ao1lng - soar ne
u1epossG$se naks South md Wsas h Ootssr.
~ Oevsaaha - pronlnsd ~ psopas q kan
- ClU % exasad hi trip Wsss roa n Louis
% . sssss The new and wssdsrssl city which
Aaa gsswn up at the juaciios Of the Missouri
and Kansas rivera Why should he not con-
time his Southern tsur to Atlanta day fur
thar 10 the sonsAward 70 he capital Of The Sou tn
wess, the port q tho Mississippi Valley, and the
iaxxsss ana moss popaleus 81 Southern cities
Il b 70 b Aoped that the committee Visiting
the President viii present ths matter In sacn
way - to secure Q favorable answer. Mr.
Cleveland has shswn dispoeition during the
leisure TING he win have just before the meeting
Of Congress to avail himself Of the opportunities
offered him 70 become acquainted with the peo-
pie Of ell portions Of the uaion 1t goes with
out saying that such IN acquaintance 10 mutn
ally bsueacial; that tho Prnideot will be bet
Ter able TO recognize tho needs OF each section
BY personal observation. and tho people better
able 70 appreciate his acts the better they know
him.
Mr.. Cleveland has accepted all the invitations
that have been properly put to him for his vaca'
ton in October. The New Orleans delegation
can promise him during that month the most
agreeable weather to be foand in any portion oil
the Union 1t is to be hoped that they can win
his consent to come here. 1t will seem pity Il
he comes within few hou's Of New Orleans
and the Gulf and returns to Washington without
seeing the metropolis of theSouth and the rich
valley of the lower Mississippi.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

Last Wednesday morning, at about three
O'Clock, the wind began howing furious gale
and At daylight . heavy Storm was raging 1t
was the heaviest storm Known here for years,
and the damage done to properly has been esti-
mated at 5000. The college building situated
on the north side Of the lake was completely de-
molished, having been blown fat to the ground
A part of the tin roof over the Tabernacle was
blown of and pieces Of the tin blown several
yards away. The drug store of Messrs Alfred
& McSwain was carcened over so much that the
doors would not open and shut. The upper story
OF the Opera store was Ia the centre Of the build
ing, blown out of its place about one and one
half feet The upper story of the new hotel be-
longing to Mr.. Scott, of New York, was CO.
reened. Several small houses were blown down,
but NO one was killed or injured. The mill oil
Messrs. Pelt0n q Beach, situated about two miles
from town, was blown down. Hundreds OF trees
were either blown down or had their tops twisted
of and sent flying through the air. About half
past seven the wind shifted suddedly TO the SOUTH
west and came back with almost as much force
e. 1t did from the northeast. Strange TO say that
the drug store Of Alfred & McSwain and the store
house OF d. A. CawthOn & Co., which had been
caIeened over, were put almost back in their
proper places. The storm lasted until about
half-past eleven when it began to abate. The
heaviest rain that we have had this year accom-
panied that wind, and lasted at least nine hours.
Hundreds of sea-birds were seen flying on the
lake. Telegraph poles were blown TO the grouud
and trees fell across the railroad track.
LATER.
We are informed, since writing the above, that
Mr.. J. H. Kruses house was blown off the blocks.
The mill shed at Moore s. Hallbrooks was partly
blown down. At Argyle, and between there
and Ponce DeLeOn, hundreds trees were blown
down and many of them across the railroad track
The saw mill Of Messrs. j. c. Ausley g. Co. was
completely wrecked and their turpentine or
chards are SO badly damaged that they will have
to be abandoned. AT Caryville the top of the
Glasgow mills was swept away and the planer
and a church belonging to the colored people,
were blown down. From several sections OF W. al
ton and Holmes reports have reached here that
considerable damage has been done to stock and
farmA The amount OF damage alone in Walton
can hardly be estimated. Messrs. ]. G. Ausley &
Go. are the heaviest losers, as they had several
thousand dollars invested in the turpentine bust
ness.-DeFhniak Springs Critic.
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Mobile Reg1ster.1
Cleveland Will be Reelected.

The action of the Ohio Democracy, in endors-
ing without any qualification the administration
of Mr.. Cleveland virtually settles the ,estion of
his denomination. Three Democratic Conven-
tons held 30 far this year have all struck the
same keynOte-that of Rhode Island in March,
that of Kentucky in May, and now that OF Ohio.
If opposition 10 Mr. Cleveland's nomination ex-
isted TO any appreciable extent 1t might have
been expected TO show itself in Kentucky and
Ohio but is evident that he is the choice Of the
The Ohio Democrats were somewhat disgrunt-
led al the beginning Of the present administra-
ton, or rather their leaders were, but they soon
began to change their views and have arrived
at their present frame of mind by easy stages.
In 1885, when the Ohians were in the dampe, they
Congratulated the country on many things
and then said, rather feebly: I" We congratulate
President Cleveland and his Cabinet upon the
auspicuoas beginning they have made in the ne
cessary reforms Of the government and indorse
their administration" In 1885 they felt some
BETTER and this passage to be found in the plat
form which they adopted: I'VE cordially en-
dorse the administration of President Cleveland,
as we believe the people Of all parties are con-
WINGED that his official conduct has been marked
by great courage and honesty, and we join with
him in his efforts to secure genuine and perma-
nent reform in every branch and department Of
the public service" This year they make no re-
servation. They say: "The Democratic party
of Ohio in Convention assembled, preclaims its
hearty and unqualified endorsement of the hon
est, patriotic and economical administration Of
President Cleveland" go
With MIR. Cleveland as It's candidate the Dem
ocratic party will meet with success in 1888
The people like Mr.. Cleveland, they appreciate
his manlinesa, sturdy honesty, and devotion to
principle and duty. The vaporings Of Fairchild
and futile, and the silly attacks of Republican
organs have not weakened the President with
the people Neither have the unfair criticisms
Of some few Democratic journals that seize upon
every opportunity 70 say or publish something
derogatory 10 his character. ~.
There is bat ono thing that can endanger
Democratic success in 1883. and that is lack of
harmony in the party. Therefore It Is that The
Register hss laid such stress upon tho cultivation
Of spirit Of compromise and concession 10 con-
nection with the tariff question. Therefore it Is
that 1t has protested against the unwise and
headstrong course inaugG rated by some journals
Of attempting TO read out of the party those who
do not agree with them. But We believe that
tho advice Of the wise heads of the party will
prevail. Tho move towards Democratic har.
mony seems TO be gathering force a. 1t moves
along. All the signs are that the party will
agree upon the two principal features OF the
campaign Of 1883. the method of tax reduction
and the hearty and sincere endorsement of The
present standardization,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

~ AAvsrsasasmAl = :
wichita Ka.sas sa = ~ wIkout ~ greater
nssusal advaqlAgs thtA mary othe !kapsas
lows, Aat h getfsa - psse4t boz slmost
.l,oesiAsr nom psrsisteek advsstlans. How this
w.s de- Is told : so'losN b ba.lns man q
the town:N
We orr.nixsd. We held almost nightly
meetings and among the nfst things 10 agreed
upon Was to hang together and stay oy eacn
other through thick and thin.
circulars. We 81 sioeth Ill our advantages In
such manner that stranger who were LED ~
our circulars to give a. : cal we1p not deceived,
but, on the contrary. agreed that No had not put
it % strong a. We might
Every town In tho east Of notoriety was not
only served with our circulars, but our news
papers -,
And the newspaper advertising did double
duty. Our people made it rule to ask all their
friends to advertise.
We then subscribed tor large number Of cop
les, loaded with local advertising and great ad-
vantages, and we found by converting with par
ties who finally came here prospecting that the
iull advertising columns Of our papers which
they had seen did more than all else to impress
them with the growth and importance OF the
place.
We found then we could not overdo this thing
that the more we paid out Tor these purposes
the more the profits. Every new conner was q
customer to most of our stores, and while their
advertising paid to them rich returns. it served
the double purpose to impress the Eastern man
who had an eye to business, with the fact that
Wichita was q rising town, and thus we have
gone on until we have added population since
come of over 10000. and property has increased
| in business places more than thousand fold
| and in the country round about Us the apprecia-
| ton has been over 400 per cent
know as well as you can know that printers
| ink is the best capital to boom town. Had we
| not used it unsparingly Wichita would not have
been larger than Carthage. As it is we will
soon outrank any town in the State.
The following comment is from the Birming-
ham Iron Age, and we adept it substituting
Florida for Alabama:
There is a lesson in this for some of ouI
| Florida towns. A business town is very much
like business man. 1t may have advantages
world without end, but it must let the world
know it some way or other, and advertising i.
| about the cheapest and surest way to let it b<
known. But advertising in its local newspaper
| is the best method for any town to follow. You
may say in a newspaper much more than may
be said in circular, and besides have it refiec
the character of intelligence and business enter
| prise of the community.
There are many towns in Florida with q
| thousand times greater advantages than Wichita
that would soon have populations of 1900 and
10000 inhabitants if they would display half the
enterprise of the Wichita people.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04
Cows ana what They Give Us.


Our American dairy interests are startlingly
enormous. We showed In the Herald yesterday
that they represent an investment Of nearly five
times as much as the entire bank capital of the
country-that is to say, the bank capital 10 q lit
tie less than t671 900 O00 while the dairy inter
ests amount to more than 5000 900 900.
OF course our readers cannot swallow such
fightful figures in . lump, and We will there
fore arrange them in several smsller but still
heroic doses.
The number Of mich COWS 10 estimated at
81 100000. They give each an average Of 8Bo
gallons OF milk annually. This would make an
aggregate milk production Of ,S5o. Oo0OOo gal
Ions, q miniature ocean, . fair sixed Niagara.
F0ur thousand million gallons ans, nscd for but
tar, 10000 900 for cheese and the remaining
2,4S0 600 600 pass through adulteraiing hands
Of the milkman and grocer nd down the shrsats
Of 60000,O00 men, women and babies In this
land Of freedom .',f l-a'H :t
The quantity of butter manufactured and used
ID about 1,S5oS00 900 pounds and Of cheese
6,5oO, 600 pounda The value Of our dairy pro-
ducts for the last twelve months was nearly
$500, 000. 900. This Is $s0.Ooe, 900 more than
the value Of our annusf ~hess yield, while il
closely approximates that Of oar corn crop,
which b the most valuable Of our farm pro-
ducts T. figsit So ~tr.t <'.4st
To support this immense dairy herd 100 0O0,-
600 actcs Of pasture land are required, worth
$500, 100000. It's easy enough to ses. there
fore, that the 100000 lAruaers 10 this country
are an important element II our national well
fare and prosperity.--M Y. Herald.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

nishes an idea OF the value of cattle bones and
their uses:
The fore foot of an ordinary OK will make a
pint of meats foot OIL Not bone of any animal
shipped to England for making knife handles,
where they bring $40 per ton. The thigh bones
are the most valuable, being worth $50 per ton
for cutting into toothbrush handles The fore
leg bones are worth $40 per ton, and are made
into collar buttons, parasol handles, and jewelry,
though sleeps legs are the staple parasol han
dies. The water in which the bones are boiled
is reduced to glue, and the dust which comes
from saving the bones is fed TO cattle and poul.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

"A vssy +taisup Glisstssa itoua IL. Oswald
Wilson, Who haib lfon Tsaas. ed b sngasel In
organizing m order known, - he Nadoaal
Farmsss Alliance and Qaoperativs Uniqa.. vas
delivered Al iAs ooaFthoese o.. Saturday svss-
Ing lasL Mr. Wilson leetusad apoa ~ qaseaion
Of orgsnizasioa asd co7epsFstisu AZ ~ fssmsn,
and in bis vesycenpssAsaaiys ~ lucid naaesc
dsmonstrAted taAt ~ fasnsss a. Ill ooo~patisas
'wsss without organization. and wsss nv essas
'nsa pf.nniU apdlcaassstnr es1oa H Vsks
aklG1k 6tths tDsat Sa.sat ~ fnsnssy hsdsse-
N1tod = Texas, where the sedR aambsssdls
Il vs. (oinillloav tAstitfwns Il thkan9 a
g. - ltsl - rep - suiAs sbsiqat, aad
mr. upon than y organise and thereby
pone.11 ertsase kfutw.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

y. o. Fries. our genial County Surveyor, in
forms us that the Alabama, Florida and Atlantic
Railroad 10 making rapid progress. The division
Of which he 10 chief engineer has 500 men work
Ing In Orange county. From Birmingham TO
Biscayne Bay the entire route, In some form or
'othsr, y well under way; from Rockledge to
Biscayne Bay alone will be 100 miles; and the
entire road y 70 be completed In the spring Of
1855. On iss total length. 500 miles, it will
sAsften the distance to The extreme portion of
Sooth Florida fully 100 miles over any road in
contemplation. OF that now exists southern Sun,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

We are pleased to have an assurance tina,
new life and vigor have been instilled into the
Winter Haven College movement, and that, not
withstanding the temporary shadows that rested
over that undertaking. work will soon begin BY
which its success will Be assured. We rejoice Il
this greatly, as 1t isa grand undertaking for our
neighbors, and they deserve success, and w
hope will secureit There Il generally too little
attention given to great educational schemes,
even when admitted that they are tho light ol
the land.-Bartow Informant t~,d
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vvssk - Dsgan. NA~k>
&IfAIk ia1hs4atioa - bssa tseass
.lkAs parties ffsa ~ NossA. win - - % T.
"a opssA.A<1 ufCa esn Rail lad ssoa
Y issA = III 80 na as - 10y ~
sSaoyss laborsr. - so = A .>4 nd esaes
s1as sosk oa6e~ rdkA4 - issssv cf sAs
hcs thai This road here at home win b Nooa-
alructed, on which moro than one hundred thos-
sand dollars win b expsadsd Il would b ID
visabae for the labor 10 remain here 10 do thia
work Instead Of naki.sst asc(ssarv. 70 import
lsborcrs 10 construct local railroada
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04
Georgia horticultural Society.

lists meets at Dalton to-day. and will be in session
three days. The following gentlemen comprise
the Florida delegation:
Prof. ]. N. Whitner, Agricultural College
Lake City; Prof. EN-. Dubofs, Tallahassee; W
p. Reed. Drsyton Island; George l. Tabes, Glen
st. Mary; E. Fl. Tisen, Lakeland; H. L. Wheat.
ley and T. w. Baker, Altamonts; e. o. Painter
Florida Agrieahursst DeLand; L. b. Skinner
Dunedin; A. ]. Beach, Palatka; C. B. Pelton
Lake Helen Rev. James P. DePass, Archer
A. N. Duncan, Clear Water Harbor; Jane.
Mott. Orlando; Stephen Soar, Dsde City; W.
K. Cessna, Gainesville; z. H. Blair and A. H
Manvillp Jackannv illo
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

nen~erlnna 49, ss1sas
Somebody asksd he Lissls Rock Dsqerat -
lpoint oas Wit he Dsmqenn have 1900
plished In II No. ys6s which thsy hss h
charge Of The gotsrnmana and hat pApW fspll
- follows: III sss.s.sxgssT<
/. /. has r.ssored MO I'm ioaoeoSGS Sess
Of uneamed land grants 70 the public domain for
the benc6t Of poor settless -.
g. It has paid nearly $500 900 600 Of the public
debt. and q Tho same tune PAD NOR money ,os
the pensions than ever Paid bsso's = UP 'spe I
time. e&s
5. The expenses Of the government have besn
reduced about 90, 100000.
4 Hordes o( lazy, incompetent and useless ON
cials have besa dispsased with. la
8 1t has broken up Indian !ineA 40 rsags
and tradership nngg that hourished ull tne Deln-
ocratic party came Into power. /.
g. II has estAhished business mct1Oos ana
strict economy for jobbery and wassssal extrevAr
!. Il has given the lie 70 the charge that -
Democracy Il entrusted with power would -
the negroes back In slavery md pension the
g It ~ dooc mere in three years to curb the
rapacity Of c6rpont1pas than the Republics
party did In Z quarter o. century. -
O. Tho Dsmocnaic patty repealed he odtoua
and unjust tenure 81 0faoe act
10. A Democratic Congress passed IN ecS bOs-
bidding the ownership Of land by ALIENS
II. 4 Democntic Congress instituted search.
ing INQUIRY into tho AFFAIRS and management a
the Pacific railroads-an Investigation which has
already accomplished much good.
IL The Democrats reduced the fees on pos.
tai money orders and extended the benenn ol
the free delivery system.
13 A Democratic Congress ordered the I'd.
| iustment of railroad land granta =
IA. A Democrtic Congress passed an act au-
thorizing the issue OF small silver certificates,
matter Of great advantage to the people.
Is. A Democratic Congress passed the act ST.
Ting the succession to the presidency, and also
the act regulating the counting OF the electoral
vote. There could be no more important acts
16 A Democratic Congress passed IN oct for
bidding the .use Of convict labor upon all gov.
eminent works. A just and wise act.
And to this may be added the Inter State bill
All this has been done by Democrats inside
| of three years. And we assure eur correspond
| ent that this is only part Of the splendid re
cord made by the Democratic party within
| that time.
1t is not safe TO fool around Democrat news
papers. They are all loaded.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

Seven of the Republican relics Of our navy
were cold on Saturday at auction for total d
$4,000. This represents about hundredth
part OF the amount got out Of them BY favored
contraction for repairs" And yet ex-6ecretary
BLl Chandler has Just been attempting 70 show
the "ssructursl weakness !, = ,of The Democrats
party BY abusing President Erslklia Pisrce, *
antebellum memoEy.-E T World
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

For = e1sn-out" rundown" debilitated
school teachcrs, millinerA seamstresses, house
keepers, and over worked women generally, DIR.
Piefcs's Tavosita Prescription Il the best Of all
restorative tonicA Il b not "Cureall" bot
admirably islalles sisgs:nsss q purposs being !s
Weaknessee and Diseases peculiar to women.
II \ powee4L general - well - uterine, tonic
and nefviaep Id tnparts vigor and strength 10
theIwhole.systsm L promptly cures weakness
Of stomach, indigestion, bloating, weak back,
pervoue nFbAmtien, debility and slespleAns.s, N
eithsr DID srA(uEits Prescription b sold by
WruPper around bottla Rsos tf.0o bottlt, or
- toetin jar $500.
4 4 large treeSi6e on Diseases Of Women, pro-
fupGay LalnplnesdE NTH colored plates and nu-
m02ous Wood-cota, Sont lof ten cente In stamps
Addren, WoRxD's DurzssAHY MEDICAL AS
soctAzzoA, 90 Main 6nsst, BudAlo. n. I.
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The following Supervisors Of Registration
have been appointed: 49,
For Alachua county, g. G. Hadler;, Or .Bre,
B. rs, Soso John ' Ge Be may oS LAKE, e:I T rV y:
Tor Madison. j.. r.. Hvinestoe, ior MAnasse,
r. H. Harlee; for PAsoo, George a. Stalsy; iof
Polk, T. A. Law; for Santa Rosa, 0eQpea w,
Hamilton; Duval, Porcher y agIe xeHon. =,
McIvsr Gregg CoiimSieI w TRdwsfdg;
Hamilton, E. p. Jones; loe County Comnissioaer
OF Gadsden county, d Il. z6eidsea.s 7al5 II
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

The Surveying corps have not been doing any
field work since Tuesday. Having located per.
mAnently 10 the State line, and in fact some dis
lance beyond In the direction of Tallahassee,
hey have stopped to figure up the quantities on
the Georgia portion Of the road. This has to be
done before contracts can be let. The estimates
will Be finished this week, when the work of
permanent location 10 Florida will be resumed.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

b n Hegy VNA1al Woa1k1oANs
sc We respectfully remind the Herpsndo Nesos
that the President or The Governor may appoint
his personal friends to ocs (their virtues Of hon
asty, fidelity and capacity being of course, equsl
to thdse'of other spplicants) without subjectIng
bimselfto the charge q bargain, Ryey President
Of the United States, from Washington 10 Clsvs.
land, has, when confronted ~ the alternative of
ftiend or stranger, oitsntines appointed the
friend. II Is the most nsfaral Thing in The
woodland man 10 not hlamewoFthy Tor being
sIull q human nature" II NJ. Jordan should
next gear be elected Govssnor (aad lahould have
dc appointing power ispd Smith and Brown
skoud apply for me sas.s judgeship; each being
equally honest and, scmpetsnt. the doyernor
spould not be blamed Tor naming the man who
had worked ea1ly spd le,e Cox BE election over
the man who had sampioysd his lime end talent
to defeat him. TThesswoald - 20 bargaia and
intrigue" abcnsM xhsre ssa b 10 doiht thai
Rresidens Grant eoln1a pepisd he lei II
Rsa %, 1 Pssssa s's y: .s, ~
humans weaknenl End atol s1leal1o11 q ~
yjded his friends WeCe IN evegy May worthy Al
well qualf6gd5d II a;seI
sls III - Ut